The latest couple to call it quits are former X Factor star Ray Quinn and his wife Emma Stephens, who have split after three years of marriage.

The babyfaced 26-year-old released a statement today confirming that they ‘have regrettably parted ways’.

‘Out of respect for the privacy of my family I don’t want to delve into my private life too much however what I will say is that our lives, after a period of time, have gone down separate paths,’ it read.

Ray on Dancing On Ice (Picture: ITV/PA)

Ray also said that he would be continuing his UK tour and his new single, which seems an odd detail to add to a statement about splitting from your wife if you ask us.

He and Emma got engaged on Christmas Day in 2010 and tied the knot on a beach in Barbados in 2012.

The couple welcomed their son Harry later that year.

Ray is probably most known for losing out to Leona Lewis on X Factor in 2006 as well as winning on Dancing on Ice last year and competing in BBC show Get Your Act Together.

But we’ll always remember him as cute Anthony Murray from Brookside who accidentally killed his bully.

Well we’ve got to have something to replace Dancing On Ice, unless you fancy staring at a blank screen for an hour and a half (Picture: ITV)

Remember that gaping void left in the schedules by the demise of Dancing On Ice? Well there’s no need to fret about it any more – because ITV have got something even more zeleb-tastic lined up.

Yup, come January that lonely 90 minutes or so of television which was once filled by soap stars attempting to skate in a straight line, will now play host to a new show entitled Get Your Act Together.

And yes, according to reports this will provide another opportunity to watch a string of vaguely famous faces competing for the judges’ vote – by re-learning talents and skills they had as youngsters.

‘It’s about re-igniting stars’ old talents,’ a source told the Daily Star.

Matt Lapinskas and Brianne Delcourt dated after starring on Dancing On Ice together (Picture: Rex)

EastEnders love rat Matt Lapinskas had better watch out as it looks like his jilted ex Brianne Delcourt is heading to the I’m A Celebrity camp to spill the beans on him.

The Dancing On Ice bombshell revealed her and Matt, who played Anthony Moon in EastEnders, are over after he was pictured on the arm of his Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat co-star Camilla Rowland

Matt seems to like co-stars as Brianne also revealed he pursued her behind his ex-girlfriend Shona McGarty’s back during their time together on Dancing On Ice in 2013.

But it seems her story has grabbed the attention of I’m A Celeb bosses and they’re keen to sign her up for the show.

‘Her name was mentioned to ITV and they liked the idea of having her on the show this year. They seemed very keen,’ a source told The Sun.

‘She is a real pocket rocket, she always speaks her mind and is fearless — so she’d be a great signing for them.’

Brianne has previously admitted the jungle would be her ideal reality show, saying in June: ‘I’d love to do the jungle because I’m a real outdoors girl.’I’d love to take on all those challenges, even the gruesome ones.’

Who could cheat on this? Shona McGarty on the red carpet (Picture: Getty)

If she does bag a place in the jungle, one person likely to be glued to their TV screens in Shona.

Hayley Tamaddon has been kept in the dark over Tina McIntyre’s murder (Picture: ITV)

EXCLUSIVE: Coronation Street star Hayley Tamaddon has revealed soap bosses have been so keen to keep the identity of Tina McIntyre’s killer secret, even the cast have been kept in the dark.

Tina, played by Michelle Keegan, will bow out of the soap in May as part of a grisly ‘whodunnit’ plot.

It emerged earlier this year that Keegan is having to film four different deaths for her character in order to keep viewers guessing over the culprit. But speaking to Metro.co.uk, Hayley – who is currently juggling Corrie commitments with touring with Dancing On Ice – confessed she has ‘no idea whatsoever!’ about who Tina’s killer could be.

Hayley did promise fans of the cobbles they will soon see her Corrie character, Andrea Beckett, on-screen a lot more once her skating duties are over though.

‘Andrea has lots of great storylines coming up,’ she added. ‘Her character is developing now and there’s a side to her people haven’t seen yet. Watch this space!’

Hayley, who previously appeared in Emmerdale as Delilah Dingle, is looking to get her feet settled into the cobbles, adding: ‘Who knows what the future holds? I am so very happy in Corrie and hope to stay a while.

But will the 37-year-old actress, who won the fifth series of Dancing on Ice in 2010 with skating partner Daniel Whiston, be giving up a life of acting to turn to skating full-time?

No. She explained: ‘Hopefully I’ll keep up the skating as I love it so much – but acting comes first.’

Hayley’s character Andrea is currently dating Lloyd but she has a crush on his best pal, and her college friend, Steve (Picture: ITV)

Hayley and Steve get caught in a compromosing situation in this week’s Coroaniotn Street (Picture: ITV)

Torvill & Dean’s Dancing on Ice the Final Tour will perform at Wembley Arena, London 23rd & 24th April 2014. For more information visit www.dancingonicetour.co.uk.

]]>http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/08/coronation-street-bosses-are-so-desperate-to-keep-the-identity-of-tina-mcintyres-killer-a-secret-even-the-cast-havent-got-a-clue-4683307/feed/0Amy DuncanAmy DuncanAmy DuncanAD_123627093.jpgamyduncanukmetroFrom ITV Studios DANCING ON ICE 2014 Starts Sunday 5th January 2014 on ITV Pictured: HAYLEY TAMADDON The final series of Dancing on Ice will be an All Stars special celebrating the very best of its celebrity skaters from it's entire run. The 9th series which starts in the New Year, will be the last of the glittering ice skating competition and it promises to go out with a bang. Previous show winners will want to retain their title, runners up will have old scores to settle and show favourites will want to wow viewers with their very best on the ice. Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley will be rink-side to preside over all the action and the Judges will be on hand to deliver their verdicts. Olympic skating superstars Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean will return one final time to help train our celebrities. This year the legendary sporting duo will also be celebrating the 30th anniversary of their Olympic Bolero win during the show s run. ITV Photographer Nicky Johnston For further information please contact Peter Gray 0207 157 3046 peter.gray@itv.com This photograph is ITV and can only be reproduced for editorial purposes directly in connection with the programme Dancing On Ice or ITV. Once made available by the ITV Picture Desk, this photograph can be reproduced once only up until the Transmission date and no reproduction fee will be charged. Any subsequent usage may incur a fee. This photograph must not be syndicated to any other publication or website, or permanently archived, without the express written permission of ITV Picture Desk. Full Terms and conditions are available on the website www.itvpictures.comEDITORIAL USE ONLY - NO MERCHANDISING Mandatory Credit: Photo by Matt Frost/ITV/REX (3529674cw) Hayley Tamaddon and Dan Whiston 'Dancing on Ice' TV show, Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire, Britain - 26 Jan 201410_02_CORO_ANDREA_STEVE_0114_04_CORO_LLOYD_ANDREA_0211_04_CORO_STEVE_HAYLEY_LLOYD_MICH_01Dancing On Ice 2014 final: Ray Quinn crowned champion of championshttp://metro.co.uk/2014/03/09/dancing-on-ice-2014-final-ray-quinn-crowned-champion-of-champions-4498948/
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So, PhilSco, Bleakley and the Ice Panel finally got their skates on, plus Torvill and Dean performed Bolero for the last time. On TV. Ever.

Really? Do they promise? We’ve only had to hear about it and watch it about a hundred thousand times during the series.

So, while it was lovely to watch, it was better to see Beth Tweddle, Ray Quinn and Hayley Tamaddon in a skate off to end all skate offs.

Beth Tweddle was the first to go – no great surprise as, despite being technically strong, she always lacked drama and emotion in her routines.

In the final skate off, Hayley and Ray both had to perform Bolero (oh good, more Bolero).

Hayley’s was very polished, straight and emotive – choc full of yearning looks.

Ray’s was a lot more interpretative – basically adding more twiddly bits. It was strong to start but it got a bit sloppy in several places, which was really surprising. He also lacked the chemistry Hayley and her partner had.

Ray’s ‘I can’t believe I’ve won’ face (Picture: ITV)

However, Ray has danced better than Hayley through most of the rest of the series, so deserved to win overall. And he did. I could have done without his unconvincing ‘I can’t believe I’ve won face,’ though.

‘Drinks are on me,’ he announced as he was handed the trophy.

Earlier in the show, Beth began with a perfect score-winning American cheerleader-themed routine to Beyonce’s Run The World (Girls).

Beth Tweddle – sack your stylist (Picture: ITV)

‘I couldn’t tell the difference between you and the pros,’ said Jason Gardiner. Shame about the big dangly bunches and orange outfits (someone in wardrobe really doesn’t like Beth).

She hadn’t quite perfected the sunny cheerleader grin, but her moves were great.

Later, she was very ill-advised to revisit her Scottish dance-themed routine to Avicii’s Hey Brother – it was stiff and twee, although only Jason spotted any errors, as indicated by his 9.5 rather than 10. She won 39.5.

In control: Hayley Tamaddon (Picture: ITV)

Hayley, with her tango to The Pussycat Dolls’ rendition of Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps, was very stylish, twisting the male co-dancers around her little finger, and winning 40.

The Ice Panel awarded perfect – but worthless – scores (Picture: ITV)

What do these 40s mean anyway? They didn’t count toward anything as it’s all public vote. Plus, Ashley Roberts was, amazingly, even more annoying than usual. ‘It was fabulousness,’ she gushed, prompting Christine to ‘complement’ her vocabulary.

Hayley really had her game face on for her second dance, a Bollywood routine to Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny) – another Pussycat Dolls song. ‘There was one mistake, right in the middle,’ said Robin, who awarded 9.5, but the others gave her 10s.

Ellen DeGeneres’ Oscars shot has already been replicated around the world (Picture: Twitter)

Meanwhile it’s a busy day ahead for Schofield, as he tweeted this morning about heading to the studio for the last time today: ‘So here we go, it’s the final #DOI .. Just having a cuppa in bed and then I’m up and off to the rink for the last time.’

So here we go, it's the final #DOI .. Just having a cuppa in bed and then I'm up and off to the rink for the last time.

Ray Quinn, Hayley Tamaddon and Beth Tweddle will compete for the crown in tonight’s Dancing On Ice final on ITV1 at 7pm.

]]>http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/09/phillip-schofield-gathers-dancing-on-ice-stars-to-recreate-ellen-degeneres-famous-oscars-selfie-4492778/feed/0scofeamyduncanukmetroscofeAn image posted by Oscars show host Ellen DeGeneres (bottom row, 4th L) on her Twitter account shows movie stars, including Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep (bottom row L-3rd L), Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong'o, Angelina Jolie (top row L-R) and Bradley Cooper (bottom row, 2nd R), as well as Nyong'o's brother Peter (bottom row, R), posing for a picture taken by Cooper at the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California March 2, 2014. The self-portrait tweeted by host DeGeneres and actors taken during Hollywood's annual Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday quickly became the most shared photo ever on Twitter. Picture taken March 2, 2014. REUTERS/Ellen DeGeneres/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY PROFILE) ATTENTION EDITORS ñ THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSHayley Tamaddon, Ray Quinn or Beth Tweddle? Who will win Dancing On Ice’s all-star series?http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/09/hayley-tamaddon-ray-quinn-or-beth-tweddle-who-will-win-dancing-on-ices-all-star-series-4426007/
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Will Ray Quinn become Dancing On Ice’s all-star champion? The odds suggest he will (Picture: ITV)

So this is it. After eight years and countless recreations of the Bolero, Dancing On Ice is finally set to hang up its skates for good.

But before we all bid farewell to the spangles and sparkles and speculate over what could possibly liven up our bleak January Sundays in 2015, we still have one final round of rink action to enjoy, as our three remaining celebrities battle it out in the final.

But which of the ‘all-star competitors’ looks likely to be the one lifting the trophy come Sunday night – and who will miss out on that all-important chance to create Torvill and Dean-style magic?

Here’s (with odds courtesy of easyodds.com) is how the runners and riders are shaping up:

Ray Quinn (odds: 4-11)

The one to beat come Sunday night, Ray has now become such a hot favourite that he could virtually stand still on the rink in plimsolls for two and a half minute and still pick up a raft of perfect 10s from the judges. The question is, can the momentum last all the way to the final?

For him: He’s picked up more full house scores this series than any other celebrity skater we’ve ever seen. And there’s no denying that his skills on skates are the ones which we’ve all stopped what we’re doing and watched over the past few weeks.

Against him: Demonstrated a slight chink in the armour last weekend by not only failing to score a full house for his ‘flying’ routine with partner Maria Filippov, but also by ending up in the skate-off for the first time in series history. Even Torvill and Dean have said that him winning the trophy is not ‘a given’. Could Ray be more vulnerable than we think? Probably not, but if anyone’s going to beat him to the title it’ll be…

The 2010 champion just keeps hanging in there, veering between technically brilliant routines and face-pulling wackiness in her bid to take the title. Has also, annoyingly enough, managed to avoid the skate-off so far, thus depriving us of the chance to see her Jai Ho routine once again (which was of course the most fabulous routine in series history)

For her: Aside from being endlessly appealing and an accomplished skater, she actually scored her first full house of the series last Sunday night (finishing ahead of Ray in the first round), and has never been in the bottom two either time she has appeared in the show. Could Hayley make a last-minute surge and nab the title? It’s certainly possible.

Against her: Her endless kookiness could prove wearing for some, while Ray is going to be a tough one to beat no matter how hard she may try. A lot may depend on the routines she pulls out of the bag come Sunday night.

Beth Tweddle (odds: 10-1)

Reigning champion Beth nabbed a place in the final ahead of Sam Attwater but her odds suggest she’ll be relinquishing her title to one of her two competitors. Still, stranger things have happened.

For her: Well she’s obviously popular given that she’s never been in a skate-off ever, plus audiences actually voted her the winner in 2013. So she must be doing something right.

Against her: However impressive her acrobatics may be, there’s no escaping the fact that the former Olympic gymnast just isn’t quite as good as her two rivals – and as such, she is poised to be the one who misses out on Bolero glory on Sunday night. Unless of course she’s got something up her sleeve we hadn’t even thought of – and given this is the kind of competition where anything can happen, we’re not about to write her off completely.

It was a shock public result this week – Ray Quinn in the skate off, who would have guessed? But his antics on the high wire can’t have helped. As for Sam Attwater, it was his fifth skate off of the series and we all know who the judges were going to save before they danced – Ray the golden boy.

Sam went out in style with his high-octaine routine to Flo Rida’s Club Can’t Handle Me but Ray’s typically smooth moves to James Morrison’s You Make It Real saved him.

As for the main show, I just can’t take the ‘flying’ element seriously. Skating can be cheesy at the best of times, so add in a man on a wire, flapping his arms like an optimistic penguin and it’s more like panto.

Angelic or avian? Hayley Tamaddon comes in to land (Picture: ITV1)

Hayley Tamaddon was the first to take to the air, moving the judges to tears with her dance to Ellie Golding’s How Long Will I Love You and winning a perfect 40. ‘I think that was our most beautiful flying routine ever on Dancing On Ice,’ said Karen Barber. Call me an ice queen but I wasn’t moved at all – and does all this floating really have a place on an iceskating competition?

However, her normal dance to Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy was the first solid bit of entertainment all show. Yes, it was camp as Christmas but such fun, and deserved even more than 39. As Jason Gardiner said, it was ‘a masterclass in performance and dance’.

I salute you: The normal dance was much better (Picture: ITV1)

Sam Attwater impressed the judges with his dance to Let Me Entertain You, which opened the show. It felt a bit restrained, but the judges were positive, awarding 36.5. Jason was particularly keen, handing out 9.5 and calling it ‘explosive and energetic’. Ashley Roberts added, as she has all series, ‘I totally agree with Jason’.

I quite liked the styling Beth Tweddle received for her standard couples dance to Dog Days Are Over. She looked like a pixie. Better still she finally relaxed, showing expression and a higher performance level than she has all series. She won 36.5. ‘Tonight it all came together,’ said Karen – so why not give her a 10?

Stylin’ it out: Beth Tweddle came a long way this week (Picture: ITV1)

Her flying dance was also very graceful – to a bit of Gloria Estefan (if nothing else this show’s been great for fans of the queen of Conga). The Ice Panel gave her 37 – her series best but still a bit stingy.

King Quinn: Ray picked up another 40 with this routine (Picture: ITV1)

Ray Quinn, who looks like Peter Pan at the best of times, was especially panto-tastic flying to Arthur’s Theme. It finished with a truly ridiculous set of corkscrew spins with fireworks in the background. It divided the Ice Panel – Ashley awarded 10 but Robin Cousins gave him 8.5 – meaning a 37.

His routine to Passenger’s Let Her Go was very elegant though. The pair were as perfectly positioned as music box figurines, resulting in Ray’s fourth 40 of the series.

Let’s be honest, although the others are entertaining, he’s still a shoe in to win it – isn’t he?

Hayley Tamaddon had a very mixed week. A stumble during her solo dance to Maybe This Time from Cabaret cost her dear – a 31.5 – but she was back on top from dancing, in a fraggle skin skirt, to Gloria Estefan’s conga.

Hayley Tamaddon’s solo dance was stylish but flawed (Picture: ITV1)

‘That was neat, tight and hit every beat,’ ruled Jason, awarding a 10, as did Ashley, contributing to her 39.

Beth Tweddle glided across the ice like a graceful golden phoenix for her couple’s skate to Ellie Golding’s Burn. But the judges only gave her 33. Come on, that’s less than Kyran!

Her solo dance to Shania Twain’s Feel Like a Woman was very ill-advised. From the sparkly red tasselled top and robotic moves to her inability to create more than one facial expression, it really let her down. The judges still gave her a generous 32.

Sam Attwater’s solo dance to Gary Moore’s Still Got The Blues was good – even if he did look like a magician. I kept wondering when he was going to produce a never-ending string of silk scarves. The judges thought it was magic too (sorry) and awarded 36.5.

His couples dance to John Legend’s All Of Me was romantic, with stunning lifts made to look effortless. It won him his best score of 38, and really deserved more 10s than the single one from Ashley.

If DOI was a school room, Ray Quinn would be teacher’s pet. Yes, his couples skate to Counting Stars was the most fluid but he wasn’t in sync with his partner. Despite this, the judges gave him 39.5 – only Jason spotted it ‘wasn’t perfect’.

Ray Quinn’s solo dance was the best, hands down (Picture: ITV1)

Still, you had to hand it to Ray for his solo dance. Prince would have been proud of his moves to Kiss – so confident and smooth. He won a 40 and a lot of tittering from the Ice Panel. They really are an embarrassment.

Honestly, listening to some of their comments is not unlike hearing your mother talk about ‘a dashing young man.’

Let’s hope Ray keeps his top on during the semi-final, or they’ll swoon. Although at least then we’d hear more from PhilSco – the only one worth listening to.

Farewell Suzanne – the first of the former champions left the show (Picture: ITV)

Kyran Bracken was up against Suzanne Shaw in the skate off in Dancing on Ice. You’d think it would be cut and dried – Suzanne is a star skater while Kyran has struggled to keep up throughout the competition. But, thanks to a very unlucky tumble on Suzanne’s part, the judges voted to keep Kyran and Suzanne left the show.

A real shame and a huge shock, with Twitter abuzz with anger/upset and general gobsmacked-ness about her departure.

But back to the start of the show. No professional routine this time – it was pulled at the last minute as Brianne Delcourt was injured in rehearsals – but the celebrity skating was excitement enough.

With just six celebs left, and this week’s ‘girls vs boys’ challenge doubling the winners’ scores, the pressure was on.

She deserved more than the 34.5 she was awarded for ‘a very emotional piece,’ (Ashley Roberts’ words).

Still, as Karen Barber said ‘we’re down to the six champions, it’s got to be the full package,’ in terms of artistic and technical ability. If only someone could make a Hayley-Beth hybrid, she’d be unstoppable.

Ah, the 80s. The decade that style forgot. And tonight’s show certainly featured the best of the worst of the Thatcher years. But the party was over for Gareth Gates who left after a skate off against Sam Attwater.

But there was still leg warmers, check. Dodgy perms, check. Phillip Schofield (sadly paired with Christine Bleakley instead of Gordon the Gopher), check!

The show marked the anniversary of of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s Olympic gold-winning dance, Bolero.

When it came to the skate off it wasn’t the no-brainer I was expecting. Gareth really pulled it out of the bag for his dance to U2’s Beautiful Day but it just wasn’t as strong as his rival’s.

I can’t imagine why Suzanne didn’t look like she was totally happy this week (Picture: ITV)

Hair crimped and pretty in pink Suzanne Shaw was the first celeb to skate in the main show. There were some great lifts, earning her 32.5, though it seemed she was faking the fun factor in her dance to Deniece Williams’ Let’s Hear It For The Boy.

Stand-in judge, former Olympic skater and Karen Barber’s old skating partner, Nicky Slater was generally harsh points-wise throughout the show, and had even less charisma than Robin Cousins.

Still, at least he wasn’t arguing for the sake of it, as Karen and Jason Gardiner were. ‘You are unnecessarily rude sometimes,’ she told him, although he couldn’t come back with a better comeback than saying the other judges must be rude for agreeing with him.

Sam Attwater’s Freddie Mercury tribute was strong (Picture: ITV)

A confident and controlled Sam Attwater danced to Queen’s Radio Gaga dressed as Freddie Mercury. Jason felt it lacked flair, saying ‘you weren’t selling the number… there was no excitement in any of that,’ and awarding a 7.5 which contributed to his 31.5.

Just Do It: Gareth Gates went for subtlety with his slogan T (Picture: ITV)

Gareth Gates was all white dancing to Freedom by Wham! He reached his highest score of 29, though the real credit should go to hair and makeup for giving us a glimpse of Village Of The Damned Gareth. Scary.

The next dance wasn’t quite the highest-scorer but it was the winner for me. Hayley Tamaddon hit it out of the park again with her passionate dance to The Eurythmics’ Here Comes The Rain Again. The chair-bound start wasn’t the most promising but she really threw herself into the routine and won 36.5, including two 9.5s from Ashley and Jason. As Nicky said, ‘the hairs on the back of my neck stood up because it was so beautiful’.

Another highlight of the show was Torvill and Dean’s turn to show how it should be done, to The Power Of Love. The trouble is, they looked so weightless and effortless, everything after paled.

Ray Quinn’s outfit – why? (Picture: ITV)

Perhaps that’s why I wasn’t so impressed by Ray Quinn’s 39.5-scoring dance to Van Halen’s Jump. Or maybe I was just too horrified by the vision of Ray, in his dodgy perm and string vest, looking like Rambo crossed with Rab C Nesbitt. Great jumps though. And then former Hear’Say singer Noel Sullivan waved from the audience, which wasn’t in keeping with the 80s theme, frankly. Bring him back on the Pop Stars Made Famous By Reality TV Shows theme night.

Kyran Bracken had a power ballad to deal with (Picture: ITV)

Kyran Bracken messed up his routine to Foreigner’s I Wanna Know What Love Is at the start but won a generous 33 – his series best. Surely he can’t win this, can he?

Beth Tweddle, with a bow to make Molly Ringwald proud, failed to inject fun into Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. She tried cartwheels. She tried splits. She tried a giant purple shoe for heavens’ sake. But to no avail – 34.5.

Now, with the last of the non-champions kicked out, the competition should really hot up on the ice next week.

Gareth Gates takes a break from Dancing On Ice to talk The Big Reunion 2 in his new blog (Picture: GarethGates)

When I was first asked to take part in The Big Reunion, I thought (just like everyone else!) ‘Who am I reuniting with?!’ When I heard about the idea of putting a band together it took me a while to get my head around it if I’m honest.

I was always used to being centre stage – something that had its good and bad points. How would I cope with sharing the limelight on the stage?!

Turns out better than I ever thought!

Dane was the only one of the boys I really knew before we met in November last year. I was glad I had someone in the band I knew! Then I met the others and it turned out they were a great bunch of lads. Everyone had different experiences of the music industry and had had their ups and downs.

As you know, I was a solo singer, something I just got very much used to. Turns out I’m quite enjoying being in a band! I’m not going to turn my back on the solo ambitions I still have – in fact I’ve spent the last two years writing the best part of a new album – something I’ve never had the opportunity to do.

However I also want to give the band a chance too. Everyone has put their lives on hold to do this, so we owe it to ourselves to give it a shot!

The first series of The Big Reunion was such a success, how could I not want to be involved? I didn’t get to watch loads of it as I’ve spent the last five years in theatre – you’re on stage six nights a week so you don’t have much time for TV.

I could see what enthusiasm everyone seemed to have for the nostalgia of the series though and I wanted to be a part of that. I might not have been in a band, but I was around at the same time as all those from the first series so this is a good way of involving those of us who weren’t in a band. We’re also bringing something new to the series – as well as five big hits.

At the moment I’m still doing Dancing On Ice so it’s all a bit mad. I got through on Sunday night, I did some press interviews yesterday afternoon and then made my way to the ice rink in Elstree where I skated until 8pm..!

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Torvill and Dean announced they were quitting the show last year (Picture: ITV/PA)

Show bosses are said to be considering bringing back Dancing On Ice in 2016.

Despite advertising the current series as the last ever, insiders reckon the ice skating show will simply be ‘rested for a year’.

Its return would be minus coaches Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean, as the pair will be bowing out of the show once this series ends.

With dancing show Stepping Out bombing and Tom Daley-fronted diving competition Splash! possibly facing the axe, ITV so far haven’t been able to find a celebrity reality format that does well in the ratings. As a result, they are reportedly reviewing their decision to end Dancing On Ice this year.

‘Dancing On Ice may not pull in the numbers it once did but it is still a huge ratings winner for ITV. There’s no proven show in line to replace it which is a worry for channel bosses,’ a source told the Daily Star.

‘It is a tried and tested formula which is not only popular with viewers but also brings in huge amounts of cash from advertising. ITV own the format rights so there’s nothing to stop them bringing it back without its main stars.’

They went on: ‘The general feeling is the show is now bigger than Jayne and Chris. At the beginning it relied on their fame to bring in the viewers but now it’s bigger than that.

‘It’s not a done deal yet but ITV bosses are already discussing the possibility. The most likely scenario is it will be rested for a year and then brought back in 2016.’

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Ex-EastEnder Danniella Westbrook is the first celebrity rumoured to have signed up for Strictly Come Dancing 2014.

The former Walford regular is hoping her stint on the ballroom dancing show – notorious for producing romances between the professional and celebrity dancers – will help her heal from her heartache after splitting from her husband Kevin Jenkins this month after 12 years together.

‘Despite the sad start to the year, she knows ending it with the glamour of Strictly would be perfect,’ a source told The Sun.

Danniella Westbrook

The actress, who is famous for playing Sam Mitchell in BBC soap EastEnders, is the first star linked to a spot on the dancing show.

She was persuaded to sign up by her Striclty pro-dancer friend James Jordan.

Danniella is no stranger to reality TV, having previously enjoyed stints on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! in 2003 and Dancing On Ice in 2010.

If there’s one thing you can almost guarantee about a celebrity reality show these days, it’s that Sinitta will show up at some point – as proven yet again by her appearance in Channel 4’s new winter sports show The Jump.

Yup, the fig-leaf wearing perma-grinning 80s pop moppet has become a virtual staple of the ‘D-listers get into scrapes in the name of television’ genre over the past few years.

But which of the many, many reality shows to have clogged up our screens in recent years has she graced with her presence – and which has she still not touched with the proverbial bargepole?

Test your Sinitta knowledge in our quiz below by clicking on the show you think she’s been in.

Jorgie Porter and Sylvain Longchambon were the first duo to get the Dancing On Ice boot (Picture: ITV)

Dancing On Ice judge Jason Gardiner reckons ice skating pro Sylvain Longchambon has has ‘more a** than a toilet seat’ during his three-year stint on the ITV show.

The sharp-tongued choreographer made the catty remark as he slammed 2012 runner-up Jorgie Porter for sabotaging her chances in this year’s all-star series.

Jorgie was reluctant to join forces with Sylvain because he allegedly cheated on her friend and former Hollyoaks co-star Jennifer Metcalfe with his current girlfriend and former DOI partner Samia Ghadie.

And Gardiner is convinced the unrest between them cost them their place in the competition on Sunday.

Writing on Facebook yesterday, he said: ‘It seems Georgie (sic) was a victim of the Casanova syndrome which I suspect cost her votes last night.

‘A real shame to lose someone who showed such promise and clearly was distraught at being the first to leave the competition.

Defending the show, he continued: ‘Many have posted on Twitter that it was a bad decision to pair her with Sylvain. Controversial… maybe, but bad… no.

‘Sylvain may have had more a** on this show than a toilet seat but in his defence he is one of the best pro male skaters we’ve ever had.’

Jason Gardiner doesn’t hold back (Picture: ITV)

And Gardiner is pretty unimpressed with the celebs’ efforts so far.

‘Overall I could tell that many of the celebs were either nervous, a little rusty or complacent,’ he added.

Sylvain got together with Jen in series six in 2010 but the pair split when he was partnered with Samia in 2012. Jorgie has remained hostile towards Sylvian and was totally unimpressed when they were paired up together this time around.

Phillip Schofield is under fire from Dancing On Ice fans who have complained to Ofcom over comments he made towards pro-skater Sylvain Longchambon.

Sunday’s launch show saw Sylvain and his celeb skating partner Jorgie Porter perform for the judges for the first time.

But their partnership – which was short-lived seeing as Jorgie was voted off in the results show – created somewhat of a furore given that Jorgie is the best pal and co-star of Jennifer Metcalfe, who Sylvain ditched last year when he started dating ex-DOI contestant Samia Ghadie.

And Sylvain’s romantic history was very much the elephant on the ice with quips from both Schofield and Porter on the night.

After Sylvain and Jorgie, who was runner-up in 2012, had performed, Schofield turned to them both and quipped: ‘Jorgie’s hoping to win the main prize this time. I’m not talking about Sylvain, obviously.’

And when asking Jorgie ‘how it was’, a puzzled Jorgie stared blankly at him before he added: ‘I’m talking about the skating.’

But DOI fans have sided with Samia however, lashing out at the show’s host for his ‘inappropriate’ comments.

Jorgie too joked about the situation in her video, saying: ‘Does that mean I’m going to be his girlfriend?’ and ‘If he doesn’t try it on with me I’ll be really angry.’

Coronation Street beauty Samia, who had opted out of heading to the studio to watch the skating, was left fuming at home, even tweeting: ‘Jorgie needn’t worry, Sylvain doesn’t go for burgers.’

Samia Ghadie and Sylvain Longchambon (Picture: Rex)

A source has now told The Sun: ‘Ofcom has received complaints, not a lot but some viewers were upset and complaints are always looked at.’

Phillip defended his comments on This Morning yesterday, saying: ‘The sense of humour wheels all fell off last night which I thought was a little bit of a shame, especially on Twitter, and it got a little controversial and I just thought, “Come on everybody, lighten up – it’s light-hearted ribbing”.

‘We were giving Sylvain a bit of a hard time, but nothing that hasn’t been said before and nothing that wasn’t said in the VT.’

Dancing On Ice was all about burgers instead of skating last night (Picture: ITV)

The claws are most certainly out for the final ever series of Dancing On Ice, as Samia Ghadie proved when she blasted her boyfriend Sylvain Longchambon’s skating partner Jorgie Porter by telling her Sylvain ‘wouldn’t go for burgers’.

The final series of the ITV skating show is well underway and the games have begun.

And last night’s launch show, which featured seven of the 14 celeb skaters performing their first routines, got off to a bitchy start between Jorgie and Samia.

The story goes like this: Jorgie is paired with Sylvain who has been dating Corrie beauty Samia since last year when they met skating together on DOI. But Jorgie isn’t overly keen on her partner, given that he dated her Hollyoaks co-star and best pal Jennifer Metcalfe after they met whilst skating together in the 2010 series. But Sylvain ditched Metcalfe pretty much as soon as he started skating with Samia last year.

Samia and Sylvain have been dating since last year’s series (Picture: Rex)

Got it?

But on last night’s launch show, it was clear there was some additional frostiness on the ice after some witty comments were made by Jorgie which then resulted in Samia tweeting: ‘Jorgie needn’t worry, Sylvain doesn’t go for burgers’…

Since then a whole load of more famous faces have got themselves involved so here, we bring you the drama as it unfolded:

After a dignifiied silence all day, Jorgie, who was voted off in last night’s results show, then decided to get in on the action, tweeting her thanks to her fans for their support and making light of the debacle on Twitter. She tweeted:

Thankyou all sooo much for all ur support and funny tweets I adore u all and welcome 10,000 new tweeples I had ball and will miss everyone!!

Sam Faiers is more likely to go the distance on CBB than Holyfield (Picture: Matt Frost / Channel 5)

Meanwhile, there are sports stars galore in the new edition of Dancing On Ice where former England rugby union star Kyran Bracken is third favourite at 11/2 with Ladbrokes, Bet Victor, Boylesports, Bet365 and Sky Bet.

Kyran Bracken is in with a shout on the ice (Picture: Getty)

Olympic gymnast Beth Tweddle, who won a bronze at London 2012, is widely available at 14/1 while former England and Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman is a no-hoper at 100/1 with Ladbrokes, Coral, William Hill and plenty of others.

Former British Lions and England star Austin Healy is the 8/1 second favourite to win Splash!, the diving competition hosted by Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley.

Great Britain and England rugby league icon Martin Offiah is also competing in the event but he is rated as a 33/1 outsider with Coral.

Meanwhile, Ray Quinn is already odds-on to win this year’s Dancing On Ice.

The Liverpudlian is 10/11 for victory with Hayley Tamaddon 4/1 with bookies William Hill.

For those at the top of the betting, it is like they have hardly been off the ice since the first time round, although for those at the other end, it is an entirely different story,’ said William Hill spokesman Joe Crilly.

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Why is Joe Pasquale lying on the ice? Oh, you’ll find out later (Picture: ITV)

Missing Strictly? Thankfully Dancing On Ice 2014 started tonight. And there were plenty of shocks as Hollyoaks star Jorgie Porter was voted out first. And then there was Joe Pasquale losing the skate-off and thus being second to leave – which was not such a shock.

Anyway, back to the beginning of the show, and this final series was sold as the skate-off to end all skate-offs, and with a blend of former DOI champions and favourites, Jayne Torvill called it ‘a celebration of the last series and the last tour’.

But I don’t think much of these judges. They’re hardly Len, Darcey and Craig (and Bruno, if you insist). Robin Cousins, Karen Barber, Jason Gardiner and Ashley Roberts have the combined charisma of a stale mince pie, and the Ice Panel didn’t warm up as the show went on.

Hayley’s routine was endearing (Picture: ITV)

However, the routines were good. Coronation Street’s Hayley Tamaddon was the first to slice the ice. Despite using the phrase ‘I’ll give it 110 per cent,’ she was endearing, floating about with her pink hair extensions to Call Me Maybe, and won 25.5.

Gareth – not great posture apparently (Picture: ITV)

Gareth ‘skates’ Gates came next, and if you’d ever wondered what ice-skating tinfoil looks like, now you know. The float his partner pulled off was good, but the rest resulted in a bland 22.0.

Bonnie Langford – first wow of the night (Picture: ITV)

Flame-haired actress Bonnie Langford delivered the first ‘wow’ of the night, with a Too Darn Hot lift delivering her a 27.5. As Karen said, it was ‘a masterclass in how to perform’.

Favourite Ray Quinn seemed to stumble several times during his bop to One Direction’s Best Song Ever but he still impressed enough to grab the joint top score of 29.5.

Jorgie Porter – full of fizz (Picture: ITV)

My choice of the night Icona Pop-ped up next – Hollyoaks’ Jorgie Porter dressed like a Lazy Town extra. Not only was she full of fizz, she performed reverse splits and seemed very in sync with her partner.

She would have scored higher than 29 if it wasn’t for ‘the bad judge’ Jason, who dropped a 6.5 on her.

Then we had comedian Joe Pasquale bumbling around to Mission Impossible – a cautious routine which earned 5.5s from most but a ridiculous 7 from Jason.

‘I don’t think I’m here for my skating – I’m here for eye candy,’ said Joe beforehand. Well hardly, but even as ‘the funny one’ we weren’t exactly rolling in the aisles.

Last but by no means least was rugby star Kyran Bracken, who cut his arm on sequins in rehearsal but proved the joint strongest candidate, also earning 29.5. Jason gave him a silly 6.5 and said ‘the only thing funky about it was your sweaty ‘pits.’

Then he and Karen picked up where they left off three years ago and started arguing again.

And then it was time for the results. First to exit was Jorgie Porter who didn’t even get a chance to prove her worth in the skate off. She was understandably gutted.

Jorgie looked devastated (Picture: ITV)

But what were voters thinking putting Bonnie in the skate off? Her turn to Baby It’s Cold Outside was stunning, with truly awe-inspiring lifts. I suppose she’s just not very popular – lacking the fan base of less able Gareth Gates.

Jorgie Porter has threatened to kick ladies’ man Sylvain Longchambon in the balls if he tries it on with her (Picture: PA)

Jorgie Porter has admitted that she and her professional skating partner Sylvian Longchambon didn’t get off to the best of starts when they were first paired up for the forthcoming all-star series of Dancing On Ice.

Ashley Roberts opted to steal the limelight at the Dancing On Ice launch in a very revealing dress (Picture: PA)

Ashley Roberts ensured the Dancing On Ice launch was all about her instead of the 14 celebrity skaters by wearing a daring frock which appeared to be missing a substantial amount of material across her chest.

There won’t be any ice left for the celebrity skaters to perform on if Ashley keeps up her steamy new look.

Turning up to the launch in the electric blue halterneck number, it was the former Pussycat Doll’s eye-catching cleavage that stole the show.

The skating judge clearly means business (Picture: PA)

With her hair scraped back off her face and glamorous make-up applied, anyone would be forgiven for thinking she was one of the celebs taking part in this year’s series.

One thing’s for sure – she certainly meant business and her bolshie new attitude seems to imply the celeb skaters – including Sam Attwater, Jorgie Porter, Ray Quinn and Hayley Tamaddon – had better watch out.

Ashley will join fellow judges Karen Barber and Robin Cousins on the ice panel this Sunday as the final series kicks off.

Because we’re sure you’re dying to see what the 14 celebrity skaters looked like when they turned up to the launch, here’s Todd Carty, Gareth Gates, Suzanne Shaw and co striking their best poses while trying not to gawp at Ashley’s chest…

Here come the girls…

Jorgie Porter (Picture: PA)

Hayley Tamaddon (Picture: PA)

Beth Tweddle (Picture: PA)

Suzanne Shaw (Picture: PA)

Zaraah Abrahams (Picture: PA)

Bonnie Langford (Picture: PA)

Hello there boys…

Sam Attwater (Picture: PA)

Gareth Gates (Picture: PA)

Joe Pasquale (Picture: PA)

Ray Quinn (Picture: PA)

Todd Carty (Picture: PA)

Kyran Bracken (Picture: PA)

David Seaman (Picture: PA)

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Ray Quinn (Picture: PA)

The Dancing On Ice all-star final series hasn’t even started yet but already it looks set to be a two-horse race between Ray Quinn and Hayley Tamaddon.

Both former champions, they’ll be skating against other quick-footed celebs including Suzanne Shaw, Jorgie Porter and Gary Lucy – as well as the odd few hapless skaters like Todd Carty and Joe Pasquale.

But the likes of Sam Attwater and Beth Tweddle are unlikely to reclaim their winning crowns in the final ever series of Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean’s show as Ray and Hayley are the clear frontrunners.

Hayley Tamaddon (Picture: PA)

While Ray, who finished in first place in the 2009 series, has odds of 11/8, the 2010 series winner Hayley stands skates 10/3 chances.

‘We are seeing record early turnover with the top two attracting over 80% of the early money!’ said William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams.

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